Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "escalating-violence"

1. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Pat Shortt

Votes: 254,049

2. Soft & Quiet (2022)

R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Playing out in real time, an elementary school teacher organizes a mixer of like-minded women, when she encounters a woman from her past, leading to a volatile chain of events.

Director: Beth de Araújo | Stars: Stefanie Estes, Olivia Luccardi, Dana Millican, Melissa Paulo

Votes: 10,265

3. The War of the Roses (1989)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Romance

A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.

Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht

Votes: 57,450 | Gross: $86.89M

4. The Forever Purge (2021)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Horror

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.

Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin

Votes: 43,557 | Gross: $44.54M

5. Life After Beth (2014)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her.

Director: Jeff Baena | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon

Votes: 23,880 | Gross: $0.08M

6. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Votes: 935

7. Camille (I) (2019)

Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Drama, War

The story of Camille Lepage, a French photojournalist who was killed at age 26 in the Central African Republic.

Director: Boris Lojkine | Stars: Nina Meurisse, Fiacre Bindala, Bruno Todeschini, Grégoire Colin

Votes: 643

8. Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2012)

TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, History, Romance

When the McCoys murder Anse's younger brother, the Hatfields ride out to get bloody revenge. Soon, friends, neighbors, and outside forces join the feud, and all-out hostilities between the ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Tom Berenger

Votes: 711

9. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)
Episode: It Wasn't Like a Movie Anymore (2023)

Documentary, History, War

This episode looks at times of relative peace and good times to full conflict. The Catholics modeled their marches on the civil rights marches in the United States to try to improve their ... See full summary »

Director: James Bluemel

Votes: 63

10. Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
Episode: Push Comes to Shove (2017)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nathan invites Madeline and Ed to a couples' dinner to discuss Abigail, while in light of further evidence of bullying, Ms. Barnes suggests Ziggy be medically evaluated.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgård

Votes: 4,691